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BLCKTNL 160
23 Feb 24
Drum & Bass / Jungle
23 Feb 24
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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INFORMAL068S 1
15 Feb 24
Drum & Bass / Jungle
15 Feb 24
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Various
Review: 25 years in the game! The world's longest-standing D&B platform continues to represent drum & bass culture in the best and most upfront way possible with this incredible collection of tracks from right across the whole scene. Loaded with legends and new generation cats alike, with all ages and styles in between, the album ranges from the likes of Bukem's first release in many years - 'Flip The Narrative' to J Majik's hardcore-heaving 'Blake' by way of Bcee & Dynamite's 'Run', A.M.C's carnivalesque 'Brazil' and Visages & Kyrist's squelchy, dark funk piece 'Mirai'. These are just some of the many, many highlights on offer. With names like Particle, Digital & Charla Green, Ben Snow, Athena, Trex and so many more, this is a fantastic way to celebrate a quarter of a century in the game. Here's to the next 25 years.
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DNBA 25LP
19 Nov 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
19 Nov 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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EMPR 003
10 Nov 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
10 Nov 21
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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PVM 316L
04 Nov 21
Progressive House
04 Nov 21
Progressive House
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DNBA 046B
04 Dec 20
Drum & Bass / Jungle
04 Dec 20
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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406179 8783793
13 Nov 20
Minimal/Tech House
13 Nov 20
Minimal/Tech House
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098
25 Sep 20
Funky/Club House
25 Sep 20
Funky/Club House
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UKF 035B
23 Sep 20
Drum & Bass / Jungle
23 Sep 20
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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090
15 Aug 20
Minimal/Tech House
15 Aug 20
Minimal/Tech House
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406179 8619030
12 Jun 20
Deep House
12 Jun 20
Deep House
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TRR 206
12 Apr 20
Minimal/Tech House
12 Apr 20
Minimal/Tech House
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EMPR 002
23 Mar 20
Drum & Bass / Jungle
23 Mar 20
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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EMPR 001
01 Sep 19
Drum & Bass / Jungle
01 Sep 19
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Emperor
Review: Critical premier neurofunk connoisseur - Emperor - is back on the imprint with one of his most audacious, ferocious and diverse offerings to date. It's hasn't been too long since his Bloodsport EP last year, and Mantmast features once more on the title tune - 'Boxcutter'. His vocal talent is equally menacing this time around, laid out on 'Boxcutter' with a precision befitting the instrumental's sharp, biting quality. 'Sosig Thing' is probably the most downright dirty of the bunch, with thunderous atmospherics and a punishing, pulsating back end that ricochets about the range. Emperor shows he can make minimal with the best of them on 'Silenced', which makes up for its overt devastation with subtle sub bass wobbles and energetic fluidity. Another stellar release from the Critical camp.
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CRIT 119
17 Dec 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
17 Dec 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: He's back! It feels like an eternity since his "Shadow" EP but now we know what Conor's been up to - he's been getting into cage fighting and "Bloodsport" is his gritty, steppy ode to the gentleman's game. Elsewhere he grows sharp "Claws" with a twisted, glitched out jumpy riff bender, he debunks logic and maths with the beautiful, pensive and delicate soul of "Half Makes Whole" and he takes us out over choppy sense-blurring seas with the white knuckle paranoia jam "Navigante". Bloody marvellous.
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CRIT 107
11 May 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
11 May 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Various
Review: Well well well... What a way to kick off a new year: Modified Sonics sees the entire Critical troop go to town on each other's work and celebrate the label's 15+ year contribution to the game. No stone unturned, no shoe unthrown; from long-demanded VIPs such as Emperor's sharp update on "Infrasound" and Mefjus's VIP of "Disrupted" come well-deserved re-ups of classics such as Binga's fuzzy take on Serum & Bladerunner's "Who Jah Bless", Benny L's gut-troubling twist of Enei's "Mosquito" and a crucial twist of Rockwell's breakthrough gamechanger "Underpass" from none other than Perez. With loads more dopeness from the likes of QZB, Hyroglifics, Klax and many more, this is one of the best V/A albums Critical have ever put together. Essential.
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CRITLP 012
08 Jan 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
08 Jan 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: As the dust continues to settle from Emperor's deeply personal debut album Dispositions, along come four unique versions that add whole new narratives to his tracks: long-time friend and all-round legend Phace flips "Haste" with a whole new dynamic of funk that's almost jump-up in its nature and attitude. Ivy Lab lay down serious halftime heat with the brilliantly slouching, lolloping g-style twist of "Jounce" while Klax switch up "Made Of Light" with different, more dramatic style of halftime. Finally we hit the most interesting curveball of all - a touching, unplugged take on the evocative "Made Of Light" where SOLAH's vocals tremble with even more poignancy against the piano. Emotional.
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CRIT 095LTD
17 Feb 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
17 Feb 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Two of the most rated men in D&B's next generation league, Emperor and Mefjus collaborations are always worth your time. Neither happy to conform to the rules established by peers, both relish in ending tracks with wry skits, both seriously on point with everything they've done in the last few years, naturally this follow up to their collaborative debut "Hello World" is just as firesome. All loaded with heavily sprung bass funk and oddball noises and designs that come in from nowhere, both originals are as original and distinctive as you'd want them to be. Comes complete with two long awaited versions; Emperor gullying the dickens out of "Dissuade" and Mefjus taking a hammer to "SMPL", rebuilding it in his own twisted way. Gloriously dark.
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CRIT 093
04 Nov 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
04 Nov 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Halifax heavyweight Emperor finally unleashes the long-awaited beast that is his debut album and it's 50 shades of awesome. Rather than dish out a collection of the dark, tearing bangers he's become known for, he's licked up an all-armed hurricane of sounds and ideas; from the pixelated lift-off of "I Was" to the sweaty Upbeats drums of "Shapeshift" to the big breezy vocal drama of "Dispositions" and the rolling soul of "Thunder", this is a whole new creative level from Emperor as he plays by rules we've never heard him play by before. A proper album.
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CRITLP 11
16 May 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
16 May 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Juno Recommends Drum & Bass, Klute (Commercial Suicide), Bailey, Zen Dub, Ulterior Motive, June Miller , Jam Thieves, Proxima
Review: Yorkshire's darkest D&B talent Emperor steps up with yet another forthright slab or triple-track grit. "Passed Up" has a bass presence that's near-overwhelming thanks its bulbous drone that refuses to quit. "SMPL" strips things back and looks more towards the late 90s Ed Rush & Optical style techstyle - loopy with real mechanical bite, it's a surgical shamanistic heads down affair. Finally "Mind Games"; a ruthless bass ripper that's almost jump up in its attitude, you can't help but think of Ram Trilogy at their finest when this pops off. With potential to unite all sub genres and sides of the D&B dance, Emperor has well and truly smashed it here.
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CRIT 081
11 May 15
Drum & Bass / Jungle
11 May 15
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Ivy Lab provides Critical Music with its first physical release of 2014 with a four-track EP. To begin with there's the piano-ambient introduction of "Missing Persons", which in a way sounds like a highly sped-up Burial track combined with Frank Carter III's vocals full of a similar sounding soul heard in Storm Queen's crossover hit "Look Right Through". The drums remain super-quick on "Live On Your Smile" alongside warbled computer bleeps and melancholic female vocals, while "Sunday Crunk" is a hip hop-inspired, MPC-styled slow jam that may well take its inspirations from southern rap. Lastly on this deluxe package, Project: Mooncircle and 2nd Drop artist Deft touches-up Ivy Lab & Emperor's "Pepper" for something verging on heavy dubstep mixed with some growling, Fis-like effects
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CRIT 074D
24 Feb 14
Drum & Bass / Jungle
24 Feb 14
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Various Artists - "Drum&BassArena Winter Selection 2013 (Continuous Mix 1)" (continuous mix 1) - (1:14:29) 175 BPM
Various Artists - "Drum&BassArena Winter Selection 2013 (Continuous Mix 2)" (continuous mix 2) - (1:15:47) 175 BPM
DJ Fresh & Diplo - "Earthquake (TC Remix)" (feat Dominique Young Unique - TC remix) - (3:47) 173 BPM
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DNBA012DD
24 Nov 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
24 Nov 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Culprate
Review: Not seen since his debut album Machines was released on Critical in late 2012, St Petersburg's best drum and bass exponent Enei resurfaces in double plated fashion with the Liberation EP. Despite the absence, Aleksei Egorchenkov is on fine form for Critical here, experimenting with new tempos and new collaborators without any hint of sacrificing his skills for raw, next level drum and bass. Fellow Critical producer Emperor, Mancunian vocalist and producer Chimpo and singer songwriter Sam Wills feature across the two slabs of wax, with the tempo shifting "Headtop" featuring Chimpo a standout track.
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CRIT 071D
24 Jun 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
24 Jun 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Various
Review: What with Critical celebrating their ten year anniversary this year it's only right and proper that there should be a landmark album, looking back on their success to date. Enter Critical X; featuring a carefully curated selection from Critical's past, present and future (watch out for some cracking unreleased material), this is a must buy for deeper D&B heads. Stand outs from across the 16-track album include Breakage's awesome "Staggered Dub", Spectrasoul's iconic "Organiser", and of course jungle revivalist anthem Bladerunner's "Back To The Jungle". Make sure you check out the remixes from Mefjus and Enei, which add the final cherry on the cake for this superb and frankly rather essential release.
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CRITDIGILP 02
10 Dec 12
Drum & Bass / Jungle
10 Dec 12
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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MODULE 012
13 May 12
Drum & Bass / Jungle
13 May 12
Drum & Bass / Jungle
